Midterm Exam: Nr576 / Nr 576 Differential Diagnosis In Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Exam Review| Complete Guide With Questions And Verified Answers (2023/ 2024 Newly Updated) -Chamberlain

Eczema herpeticum {Ans: primary HSV infection in atopic dermatitis. Umbilicated vesicles over eczema areas, fever, LAD. Can be life threatening in infants. Tx- acyclovir.}Psoriasis {Ans: well-circumscribed, raised, erythematous papules and plaques, covered with silvery-white scales}Atopic Dermatitis (Eczema) {Ans: - Erythema is often seen before pruritus, and the acute lesions are excoriated, maculopapular, and inflamed. Later the rash becomes crusted, scaly, thickened, and lichenified. - the itch occurs before the rash appears, and scratching the rash worsens it.}retinal detachment {Ans: separation of the retina from the underlying epithelium, disrupting vision and resulting in blindness if not repaired surgically. may cause light flashes, floaters, visual disruption (shadow or "like a curtain being pulled down"), visual field defect, and loss of peripheral and/or central vision.}otitis media organisms {Ans: 1) Streptococcus pneumonia- 40-50% 2) Haemophilus influenzae- 10-30% 3) Moraxella catarrhalis- are resistant to first line PCN and cephalosporin ABX.}Symptoms of Allergic Bacterial Rhinosinusitis (ABRS) {Ans: Recurrent or chronic dull, constant pain over the affected sinuses (throbbing). Pain overt the cheeks and upper teeth (maxillary sinus involvement), pain over the eyebrows (frontal sinus involvement), pain over or behind the eyes (ethmoid sinusitis). Nasal congestion, mucopurulent rhinorrhea, feeling of pressure